Hondo treaded water yesterday when he breezed with the A’s but was dumped on by the Birds, which left the deficit holding at 1,155 ferragamos.

Tonight, Mr. Aitch will bag the Trojans and instead grab the points with the home Utes, and also ride the Rams against the overachieving Redbirds — 10 units apiece.

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Bobby V reportedly will be out of work soon. The fat cats in the Sawx clubhouse are said to be thrilled now that law, order and bizarre behavior from the manager are out, while beer, chicken and video games are back in. Player reactions ranged from “Cheers!” to “Drink up!” to “The kegs are back, baby!”. . .This just in: Sources say Slosh Beckett has requested a trade back to Boston.